Use of they/them for a single person Hello, When you are refering to a single person but do not wnat to state wehtehr its a he or a she, is it ok to use the plural instead? For example: "My editor to

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Use of they/them for a single person Hello, When you are refering to a single person but do not wnat to state wehtehr its a he or a she, is it ok to use the plural instead? For example: "My editor told me they (my client) need the product asap." Thank you in advance for the replies!

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Use of they/them for a single person

Hello,

When you are referring to a single person but do not want to state whether it's a he or a she, is it ok to use the plural instead? For example: "My editor told me they (my client) need the product asap."

Thank you in advance for the replies!

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Short answer, yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

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